Thursday, November 8, 2012

EME NEWS (NOV 7, 2012) UPDATE

COE NEW CHAIRMAN OF BOA

LONDON (GBR): London Games maker and IAAF Vice President Sebastian Coe has been on Wednesday officially elected as the new British Olympic Association (BOA) chairman by acclamation from the 43 members of the National Olympic Committee. The 56-year-old double 1,500 meters Olympic champion, who gained huge plaudits as the London 2012 chairman, succeeds Colin Moynihan after standing unopposed for the role and he will now serve a four-year term. „Following the tremendous impact of the London 2012 Games, the BOA has an important role to play in ensuring the growth of the Olympic Movement throughout the UK and the continued success and support of Team GB at future Olympic Games,“ Coe said at a press conference here. Informs insidethegames. The role is another major boost for Coe, and it is likely to increase his chances of becoming an International Olympic Committee (IOC) member in the near future. He is also the Olympics Legacy Ambassador to the Government, having been appointed to the position by the Prime Minister David Cameron. Meanwhile, he will continue as London 2012 chairman until the summer of next year when the Organising Committee‘s final Board meeting takes place.

BORZOV WITH OPPOSITION

KYIV (UKR): The Electoral Conference of Ukrainian Athletics Federation (FLAU) will be held on Thursday this week in Kyiv. There are two main candidates for the president position for next four years. Current president, legendary sprinter Valeriy Borzov and former general secretary of the federation (until autumn 2008) Ihor Hotsul. Banker Andriy Onistrat, who was considered the main opponent of Borzov, has withdrawn his candidacy in favor of Hotsul. 400m Olympic Champion from Seoul at 400 m Olha Bryzgina also goes to this election, but is considered to be without real chances. Due to financial scandals and quarrels in last months in the Ukrainian athletics Vice President of European Athletics Karel Pilny will visit Kyiv as an independent observer at the conference.

ABITOVA TWO YEARS

MOSCOW (RUS): Russian media are informing that Inga Abitova, the 2006 European 10 000 meter champion, has been suspended for two years for failing a doping test, All-Russia athletics federation said Wednesday. The 30-year-old distance runner will miss her home World Championships in Moscow next summer, and has all her results since October 2009 wiped from the records. „The decision was taken on the basis of abnormal blood profile indicators in her biological passport,“ the federation said. The ban starts in October 2012. It means Abitova will return her silver from European Championships 2010 in Barcelona from the 10 000 m race. She would also need to return prize money from top marathons, in 2010 second in London and fourth in New York. In 2011 she was 15th in London and did not finish New York and this year did not finish London. IAAF already informed about the group of athletes from Russia on the same base in July (Svetlana Klyuka, Nailya Yulamanova and Yevgeniya Zinurova).

NEWSPAPER REPORTS ABOUT PISHCHALNIKOVA

MOSCOW (RUS): Russian daily Sport Express informs that former European Champion and silver winner from Olympic Games 2012 in discus Darya Pishchalnikova had positive doping test for a banned substance. The sample was supposed to be taken approximately two months before the London Games. Sport Express says that the first analysis was negative, but the second analysed after the Games showed positive result. The daily informs the information was confirmed by several well informed sources. All-Russia Athletics Federation or RUSADA are not officially informing about this case. In a confirmed situation this will be already the second offence of Pishchalnikova after 2008 and she will be facing a lifetime ban. Also the Olympic results would be adapted with Chinese Li Yanfeng moving to second and Cuban Yareli Barrios to third place. So far this is an information based solely on media report.

OTHER NEWS

LONDON (GBR): BBC informs that the Olympic Stadium in London will not reopen until August 2015, the chief executive of the London Legacy Development Corporation has revealed. The winning tenants were meant to take over in 2014, but Dennis Hone said the amount of work needed to finalise bids was behind the delay. Four proposals, including one from West Ham United, are being considered for the future use of the venue.

MADRID (ESP): High jump European champion Ruth Beitia was voted Spanish Athlete of the Year in the Trofeo Jose Luis Alonso poll. Spanish Athletics Federation is announcing in its own poll the athletes of the year later. In this rankings Beitia got 1363 points ahead of discus thrower Frank Casanas (1010) and walker Miguel Angel Lopez (984). The award will be given in Madrid to Beitia at a special ceremony on December 11.

Saturday, December 3, 2011

EME NEWS (DEC 3, 2011)

HEADLINES

TOP AWARD FOR BUBKALAST FOUR WORLD CHAMPIONS COMPETINGEJAFFINI THE HEADLINERCOLD WEATHER EXPECTEDSCIENCE NOT ENOUGHRACERS BANQUETDEBA FOR BOSTONPEARSON AMONG NOMINEESDATE FOR KENYAN SOYA CHANGEDUSATF CONVENTION

RESULTS

NYAHURURU (KEN, Dec 3): The fifth NBK/AK National Cross Country series meeting in Nyahururu served up new winners in the four categories after some of the expected top contenders failed to show-up, some no doubt put off by the soggy under foot conditions. Informs IAAF. Paul Lonyangata won the men´s 12 km in 36:47 ahead of Linus Chumba (36:52) and Caleb Mwangangi (37:10). Margaret Wangari was the best in women 8 km (27:43) clearly over Fridah Chelangat (28:04) and Veronica Nyaruai (28:19). Junior winners were Justin Cheruiyot (8 km, 24:06) and Mercy Kibowen (20:37, 6 km).

Monday, November 28, 2011

EME NEWS (NOV 28, 2011)

HEADLINES

TAMGHO NO FOR INDOORS

ENNIS TO DEFEND HER TITLE FROM DOHA

GREEK FEDERATION SUSPENDS OPERATIONS

ISTAF LOST THE TITLE SPONSOR

CHICHEROVA WILL JUMP INDOORS

BIG INCREASE IN VEGAS

OTHER NEWS

LONDON (GBR): Up to 50 cities are capable of hosting the proposed European Games when it is possibly launched in 2015 reports Insidethegames. A report on the event, which would bring Europe into line with the other continents who already stage their own Games, has been undertaken by Deloitte and was presented at the European Olympic Committees (EOC) at its General Assembly in Sochi this week. On April 12th the NOC’s of European countries will decide whether to proceed with the Games which could be launched in 2015. In the plan are 15 or 16 sports.

RIYADH (KSA): Saudi Arabia has agreed to let female athletes join their all-male delegation to the 2012 Olympics in a bid to block threats to bar them from the games if they didn’t let women participate. The move came after a warning last year by Anita DeFrantz , who heads the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) Women and Sports Commission, that any country that didn’t allow female athletes to compete would be barred from the global competition reports gantdaily.com.

Monday, November 7, 2011

EME NEWS (NOV 7, 2011)

HEADLINES

TAMGHO WILL MISS INDOORS

NY AVERAGE DOWN TO 2:07:32

MESSIER 4:14:21, BUT OHNO WAS MUCH FASTER

MAGGI PLANS TO DEFEND HER OLYMPIC GOLD

OTHER NEWS

WARSZAWA (POL): Poland´s 800 m runner Anna Rostkowska gave birth to a daughter recently. Little Olga was born on October 29 (3.12 kg and 54 cm) and is together with mother in good condition. Father Piotr Rostkowski is not only her husband but also the coach and former national record holder at 1500 m 3:35.62 in 1997. The 31 years oldRostkowska was Beijing 2008 and Berlin 2009 semifinalist and clocked 1:58.72 life-time best as 4th at Paris DL meet in 2008. She plans returning to training already in December.

LAUSANNE (SUI): European Athletics opened the vote for the European Athlete of the Month Award for October. The road running season kicked off in earnest in October with hundreds of thousands of Europeans taking part in many of the major city marathons taking place throughout the world. Although African runners have a clear dominance on the men's side, European women had their fair share of success. European Athletics is pleased to announce that athletes from 11 countries have been nominated for the award. The voting will close on Monday 21 November.

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

EME NEWS (NOV 1, 2011)

HEADLINES

SPLIT, ISTANBUL, AMSTERDAM

WILL SOMEBODY CATCH MAKAU?

KIPSANG AND LONDON, GOOD QUESTION

NO FOR ANOTHER INDOOR MEET IN 2012: GENT

CHICHEROVA AND BORZAKOVSKIY

SANCHEZ INJURED, BUT STILL PLANS TO CONTINUE

OTHER NEWS

BRUSSELS (BEL): European 3000 m and 5000 m record holder Mohammed Mourhit is thinking about a comeback into the sport. Mourhit, a Morrocan born athlete competing for Belgium, was highly accomplished at the end of the nineties but left the sport after a positive doping result at the World half marathon championships in Brussels in 2002. The now 41-year old Mourhit is aiming for the London Olympic Games according to Belgian Media. He should run a cross country competition later in November.

INDIANAPOLIS (USA): USA Track & Field announced Tuesday the selection of all-time track and field greats Gail Devers, Maurice Greene, Vince Matthews, and Clarence Demar, along with standout coach Bob Timmons, into the National Track & Field Hall of Fame. The five will be inducted into the National Track & Field Hall of Fame, along with 2010 Hall selection Craig Virgin, on Saturday evening, December 3, at the Jesse Owens Hall of Fame Banquet, which will be held in conjunction with 2011 USATF Annual Meeting in St. Louis.

Monday, October 31, 2011

EME NEWS (OCT 31, 2011)

HEADLINES

FINAL GOLD FOR BRAZIL

NEW COURSE RECORD IN DUBLIN

OTHER NEWS

KINGSTON (JAM): Donald Quarrie and Glen Mills, were among five persons on Saturday night, who we're inducted into Camperdown High's Alumni Hall of Fame. The function, held at the Terra Nova Hotel here in Kingston, saw several past and present students - including Wavell Hinds, Andria Lloyd, and former principals - Cynthia Cooke and Winnifred Smith - turn out to pay their respects. World sprint double record holder, Usain Bolt, winner of three Olympic gold medals (100m, 200m, 4x100m), World 100m champion Yohan Blake, top Jamaica Administrative

Athletic Association (JAAA) officials led by its president Howard Aris, were also in attendance.